British man pressured to desert climbing a South Korean skyscraper, detained by police
The 24-year-old man, carrying shorts, made his method up the landmark skyscraper for greater than an hour as police and hearth crews gathered beneath.
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He reached the 73rd ground the place authorities pressured him to get right into a upkeep cradle and enter the constructing, a hearth division official mentioned, including that police took him into custody for questioning.
Police weren’t instantly accessible for remark.
The Chosun Ilbo newspaper recognized the person as George King-Thompson.
British media reported he was arrested and jailed for climbing the Shard constructing in London in 2019.
In 2018, police arrested “French Spiderman” Alain Robert as he was greater than half-way up the Lotte World Tower.
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